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Hello everyone Foreword: I consider myself a fairly "advanced" user (I learned over the years) but I'm not deeply familiar with technicalities related to either networking nor backup/synchronization or whatever. I have no training in informatics. I'm mostly "self" taught thanks to the many of you on the internet who patiently and kindly shared their knowledge and expertise (and I am very thankful to each of you). For many around me, I'm the person people go to when they have an issue with their computer. Imposter Syndrome for sure... I started using Synology years ago since I was comfortable with DSM and its GUI. I'm not super comfortable with CLI although I use it occasionally (usually when I have no other option, pardon my weakness). I'm not super familiar with TailScale. I don't fully understand how it works. for instance, I don't know what "Tailnet", "route" or "exit node" mean but it seemed to me like this was not necessary for what I was trying to achieve. Question: I experience a weird issue when trying to use TailScale between Synology devices. First let me explain the details of the setup. I have 5 Synology NASes, 4 at home and 1 at work. Let's identify them with letters: A) is my main NAS at home. It hosts all my files B) is my secondary NAS at home. It hosts mostly media files that I could re-download in case of an unrecoverable loss C) is my backup NAS at home. It hosts backup of A) and some of the content of B) D) is a smaller spare NAS at home. I use it mostly for tests/experiments E) is my backup NAS at work. It hosts backups of A) and some of the content of B), or at least it's what it is supposed to. I setup all the backup tasks using Synology Hyper Backup. all my NASes run DSM7 (7.1 or 7.2) and the current version of TailScale. The NAS at work is behind a firewall (or other network security solutions) that I have zero control over. At some point I could no longer connect from the outside in an easy way (we no longer had "public IPs" AFAIU). Therefore I started to use TailScale to be able to backup A) and some of the content of B) onto E). I installed TailScale on A), B) and E) and they all appear as connected on my TailScale admin console. I also installed TailScale on my laptop so that I can connect to DSM on E) and manage it from home. I setup weekly backups (A) + B) -> E) ) and everything worked fine for 5 weeks. After that A) could no longer reach E) although B) still could. Weird... In order to troubleshoot this (is the issue coming from A)?) I decided to install TailScale on C) and D) and see if they could reach E). They couldn't. Both C) and D) do appear as connected on TailScale's admin console. B) has no problem performing backup on E) thanks to TailScale, and this has been going on for over a year now. I don't understand why A) (C) or D) ) cannot do the same though. My laptop at home has no problem connecting to E) over HTTPS thanks to TailScale. I don't know how I could figure out the origin of the problem. I'd be very thankful if you would share any advice with me. Considering my limitations I will probably have to Google parts of your replies in order to figure out what you mean. (I understand that some would rather recommend to completely move away from Synology and use CLI based tools or different OSes. I'm not sure I feel ready for that ATM.) Thank you very much in advance for your help. Best, -a-

Didn't expect to start such a debate Going to switch over to the 13700k based on the comments. Thoughts about considering the 13900k and if the extra $150 is worth it? I read something recently about a bunch of 13th and I think 14th gen chips failing so that made me a little wary of those for a while. I am a bit of an Intel fanboy (my current system is an AMD though) and I think they're back to making decent stuff again. I'm not all that concerned about upgradeability. I tend to stick with my builds for long enough that its' pretty out of date before I just build another one. I'll upgrade GPUs along the way. This will be my first windowed PC build (I've been building PCs for over 20 years) with the Corsair P2000 and I'm planning on the MSI B760 Project Zero. I'm digging the BTF stuff and will have some LED fans too. GPU will be an RTX 4070, probably the Tuf version since I read they the quietest relatively speaking. After looking at mobo prices some more I think I'm gonna go the DDR5 route. I did find Corsair Vengeance that I'm thinking I start with at 64 GB (which is still a ton) and I'll have two free slots to throw some more in if I need it. I also saw a 5600mhz variant in a 2x48 GB kit. Is the performance going to be that noticeable compared to the other one I linked running at 6400mhz? How does the RGB operate on this RAM? Like is it all through the motherboard or do I have to plug something into the RAM to control it?

Evaluations are not free for a reason. You're making them show up at your house to check the work that needs to be done. Travel time and time at your place, is time they can't work on a job at another customer's house. Them taking the cost of the evaluation off the total cost of the job is perfectly normal to do as that time would then be included in the time needed to complete the job. If you want a "free quote", it usually involves them not showing up, a 5 minutes phone call and would simply be an estimate based on other jobs they've done.

Online marketplaces like amazon tend to be able to pricematch and correct on the fly. So just buy one online and then get a phone plan for it.

All Open-Source PC. To see if you can survive with only free stuff (linux, firefox, libreoffice) and to recommend best open source software.

I tried reseating the card and still no chance. Could you send me that MSI tool? I looked a bit online and I found a few different articles and tools but I'm unsure as to which way to go.

so ive just recently got a factory new GPU a rx 7600 and when i turned my pc on it booted like normal but i didnt get a video output so i tried using Hdmi instead of DP and it gave a ouput, now because im considering to get a second monitor i need help, hoping my GPU isnt defect, it could aslo be the cable im using but im not entirely sure. the cable i was using before was a Dvi to DP and worked ok till now, it survived a little accident, i had accidentally spilled soda on and in my pc in the past, now im using a Dvi to HDMI

I am from Pakistan and the currency is really week I don't necessarily have expectations to run AAA games just want valorant to run at around 80+ fps and not stutter when I try to take a fight like, not drop to 15 fps.

Thanks @Alex Atkin UK and @ianm_ozzy. So I'll ask my question here (in a new thread) and also look into zerotier to figure out what it is and how it can help me. Best, -a-

He mentioned he experienced the same problems with other combinations of RAM modules (including 2x16 according to the sys specs). However, it's true that running 4 sticks of DDR5 at full speed is often too demanding on the memory controller. @Exyio you may want to try to manually set a speed value for your RAM that would be somewhere between default JEDEC specs and XMP. Find the highest speed that doesn't mess up stability.

That top left screw at least doesnt look like its providing any tension on that bracket unlike the one beside it which seems to be providing at most adequate tension, you wont be any to get nearly enough torque by finger tightening, you need to tighten with a screwdriver

damn, i keep forgetting the 990 evo exists, thought it was a pro

A few additional problems in this list: 13th/14th Gen Core processors are generally way pricier than 12th Gen. For example, this Core i3-13100 is $32 (27.5%) pricier than i3-12100, while gaining only marginal performance improvements of 8.5%. The inclusion of a wireless card on this motherboard does not seem to be meaningful in case of a server, as it would always be connected with wire to ensure stability. Also, the introduction of DDR5 RAM may not seem to be useful, and may add further costs. A B760/B660/H610 board with DDR4 support, adequate PCIe/M.2 slots, & w/o wireless cards would therefore be recommended. Prices of Optane SSDs get skyrocketed with capacity beyond 16GB. Regular NAND-based SSDs are recommended instead, with the exception of Optane 16GB utilized as boot drive. Prices of 3TB hard drives in some markets are virtually identical to 4TB ones, which would be thus preferred.

That is only the 980 pro, not the 990 evo.

Oh geez this pc is gonna be even worse then. Hope this was the 50$ it was worth because that i3 is just not gonna cut it for photoshop and the like. It will be slow. Adding a gpu won't do much if anything here. I recommend you put the 500$ to a whole different pc because this is not the one for you

Can’t tell if you’re aware, but this was brought up in the latest WAN Show. A lot of words have slightly different spelling outside of the US. Canada does the same. Color = Colour. Gray = Grey. Or the word is slightly different like Aluminum = Aluminium. You’ve probably heard Linus pronounce vague as vagg.

Overclockers are a good reseller, i frequently order from them, one of the biggest sellers in the UK for PC parts and often quite good prices and deals

It should be fine but id recommend a clean install as it will clean up any software bloating and floating drivers you dont need. As for backing up data, im not actually sure, however, you could just make a zip folder of everything you need on one drive, pop it into the 2nd one, then reinstall windows. Once done bring the zip folder back and unpack.

Didnt knew it was broken? Me neither. For those who dont remember it, or didnt know about it at all ... almost 2 years ago (not sure exactly when) Linus and Alex did a custom loupe build for Spiffing Brit (gaming Youtuber), complete with a teapot in the case, and actual tea in the loupe. Then it was sent overseas to the UK, when apparently on route the riser cable snapped ... that happens. From there apparently it sat until recently, having not being used once ... until the 'Overclockers UK' Youtube channel picked it up, took it apart, fixed it and took it to Spiffing Brit. Never heard of Overclockers UK ... they looked pretty good and obviously know what they are doing ... I'd recommend a view or 2. Clearly ... the tea had to go ... and it took a few other parts with it, but they did a really good job with it. It actually looks better. btw ... mold is spelled mould in the UK. Recommended watching. Thats a long time to have a 13900K and a 4090 sitting around when it could have gone to a shop ... but hey ... the video got done and now it has been in 2 videos. Content for days.

There’s no harm in trying. Though for a new 40 series card I would get an atx 3.0 psu such as this one (get the 850w version if you wanna save some money) https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fKHqqs/be-quiet-pure-power-12-m-1000-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bn506 Don’t get the normal 4080 though. Get the 4080 super (cheaper and slightly better than the 4080

itll be compatible but itll be slow for any future generations that will probably exceed the 7000 mark in a few years to the point that you might even consider upgrading the rams purely for speed, and the low cl kits arent that much more expensive either imc will be the main limit for max freq both single rank and dual rank not the modules garbage pcbs from oems still clock pretty high even if dual rank form and yes this is a stable 2800c11 or used to be (seems like they degraded even more at only 2.1v but ive sold my cfrs off now) so im pretty sure a decent pcb youd get on an xmp stick can probs push 8000+ dual rank once the imcs stop sucking btw imc and boardlimit here hence 2 sticks as bloomfield refuses to run 1:1 uncore with 3 sticks otherwise stuck c3 or c5 code and 3rd channel refuss to go past 2800 and gets flaky past 2600, though i dont need to run triple channel to prove the ram pcbs capabilities, and im pretty sure the pcbs are capable of abit more but cfr is kinda trash at c11 so stuck at 2800 stable 3000-3100 ish max bootable, maybe ill buy some dual rank rams with actually good ics what im suspecting now is hynix m die being the baseline just like old ddr4 hynix mfr, trash but still able to do the minimum (3200) for newer platforms and still perfectly usable, since ddr5 is still pretty new 6000 is standard just like how 2133-2666 was standard back then im simply predicting ahead of time based off ddr4

Interesting, so it's kinda been phased out with better cooling on the VRM's?